adolesco

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From ad- +‎ olēscō.

Verb

adolēscō (present infinitive adolēscere, perfect active adolēvī or adoluī, supine adultum); third conjugation, no passive

  1. to grow up, become an adult, mature
  2. to grow, increase, augment, become greater
    Synonyms: accrēscō, crēscō, excrēscō, olēscō, glīscō
    Antonym: dēcrēscō
Conjugation
  • The only attested passive forms are those from adultus, which is used in an active sense.
   Conjugation of adolēscō (third conjugation, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adolēscō adolēscis adolēscit adolēscimus adolēscitis adolēscunt
imperfect adolēscēbam adolēscēbās adolēscēbat adolēscēbāmus adolēscēbātis adolēscēbant
future adolēscam adolēscēs adolēscet adolēscēmus adolēscētis adolēscent
perfect adolēvī,
adoluī 		adolēvistī,
adoluistī,
adolēstī1 		adolēvit,
adoluit,
adolēt1 		adolēvimus,
adoluimus,
adolēmus1 		adolēvistis,
adoluistis,
adolēstis1 		adolēvērunt,
adolēvēre,
adoluērunt,
adoluēre,
adolērunt1
pluperfect adolēveram,
adolueram,
adolēram1 		adolēverās,
adoluerās,
adolērās1 		adolēverat,
adoluerat,
adolērat1 		adolēverāmus,
adoluerāmus,
adolērāmus1 		adolēverātis,
adoluerātis,
adolērātis1 		adolēverant,
adoluerant,
adolērant1
future perfect adolēverō,
adoluerō,
adolērō1 		adolēveris,
adolueris,
adolēris1 		adolēverit,
adoluerit,
adolērit1 		adolēverimus,
adoluerimus,
adolērimus1 		adolēveritis,
adolueritis,
adolēritis1 		adolēverint,
adoluerint,
adolērint1
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adolēscam adolēscās adolēscat adolēscāmus adolēscātis adolēscant
imperfect adolēscerem adolēscerēs adolēsceret adolēscerēmus adolēscerētis adolēscerent
perfect adolēverim,
adoluerim,
adolērim1 		adolēverīs,
adoluerīs,
adolērīs1 		adolēverit,
adoluerit,
adolērit1 		adolēverīmus,
adoluerīmus,
adolērīmus1 		adolēverītis,
adoluerītis,
adolērītis1 		adolēverint,
adoluerint,
adolērint1
pluperfect adolēvissem,
adoluissem,
adolēssem1 		adolēvissēs,
adoluissēs,
adolēssēs1 		adolēvisset,
adoluisset,
adolēsset1 		adolēvissēmus,
adoluissēmus,
adolēssēmus1 		adolēvissētis,
adoluissētis,
adolēssētis1 		adolēvissent,
adoluissent,
adolēssent1
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — adolēsce — — adolēscite —
future — adolēscitō adolēscitō — adolēscitōte adolēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives adolēscere adolēvisse,
adoluisse,
adolēsse1 		adultūrum esse — — —
participles adolēscēns — adultūrus — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
adolēscendī adolēscendō adolēscendum adolēscendō adultum adultū

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: adolesce
  • Esperanto: adoleski
  • Ido: adolecar
  • Portuguese: adolescer

Etymology 2

From adoleō (“burn”) +‎ -scō.

Verb

adolēscō (present infinitive adolēscere); third conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to be kindled or burn (of a sacrifice)
Conjugation
   Conjugation of adolēscō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adolēscō adolēscis adolēscit adolēscimus adolēscitis adolēscunt
imperfect adolēscēbam adolēscēbās adolēscēbat adolēscēbāmus adolēscēbātis adolēscēbant
future adolēscam adolēscēs adolēscet adolēscēmus adolēscētis adolēscent
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present adolēscam adolēscās adolēscat adolēscāmus adolēscātis adolēscant
imperfect adolēscerem adolēscerēs adolēsceret adolēscerēmus adolēscerētis adolēscerent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — adolēsce — — adolēscite —
future — adolēscitō adolēscitō — adolēscitōte adolēscuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives adolēscere — — — — —
participles adolēscēns — — — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
adolēscendī adolēscendō adolēscendum adolēscendō — —

References

  • “adolesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “adolesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • adolesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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